Senior Cost Controller

Job description / Role

• Define and ensure the implementation of management control procedures and tools (management charts, performance indicators, information systems)
• Prepare, analyse and distribute all relevant management information serving as decisional aids
• Define, follow-up and control budget items
• Analyse the evolution of results against objectives, identify the causes of deviation and recommend improvements
• Contribute to firmly establish management control and develop a “cost control” culture Ativities

Budget:
• Budget exercises and regular Closing Forecasts - Section Meetings, Consolidation/Presentation to CEO, SVP & Managers

Cost Control:
• Control, validate and amend when necessary, the accuracy of invoices - clearing Web Cycle invoices
• Participate on the weekly progress meeting reporting to Section Manager

Monthly Closing and Reporting:
• To assist in preparing final report to HQ for Budget
• To prepare budget variance comments in issuing Budget booklet

Department Specifics:

• Acquire Manpower Plan (MPP) from Human Resources Department (HRD), update Consolidated Personnel File to get Man-year, Update Personnel Database and Provide List for payroll officer to arrive at Personnel Budget on All Categories and All Departments – For Budget as well as for Closing Forecasts

Audit & Yearend Closing:
• GR/IR clearing of outstanding invoices checking in respective departments

Accountabilities:
• Monthly Costs Reporting to be in line with Financial Statements
• Personnel Budget & Actual Costs allocations
• Monthly Accruals & Year End Accruals Reversals
• Monthly Settlement of Cost Centres
• All Budget Exercises for the year

Requirements

Qualifications / Experience Required:
• Diploma in Finance or Higher degree with 10 years or more experience in the field of Cost accounting, financial accounting and fiscal domains preferably in the oil industry.
• An understanding of Exploration-Production specific Cost accounting and reporting norms
• Good command of English language. Conversant with quasi-legal correspondence

About the Company

Orion Engineering was established in 1987 to supply Engineering personnel to the Oil and Gas Industry. Since then the company has grown significantly and presently has in excess of 4000+ personnel on secondment worldwide.

Our blue chip client list includes major oil companies such as Shell, BP, Chevron Texaco and Exxon Mobil and major engineering contractors and suppliers such as Technip, Wood Group. Talisman and Wormald Tyco.

The division has offices at various strategic locations throughout the world including London, Houston, Aberdeen, Lagos, Doha, Singapore and 5 offices throughout Kazakhstan.